__________ is appropriate for some hazards that are still present when workers are performing their daily tasks.

• A. Hazard control
• B. Risk assessment
• C. Safety training
• D. Monitoring

Answer: (A)

Hazard control is about reducing or eliminating exposure to hazards that remain when workers are performing their daily tasks. When a hazard can’t be removed from the work itself, you put controls in place to lower the risk right where the work happens. This includes engineering controls (like guards or ventilation), administrative controls (such as safe work procedures and job rotation), and PPE used as a last line of defense. The aim is to minimize the chance of injury or illness while the hazard is present during normal work.

Risk assessment helps identify and evaluate hazards and their risks, but it doesn’t by itself reduce exposure. Safety training informs workers about hazards but doesn’t, on its own, lower the hazard. Monitoring checks conditions and whether controls are working, but the actual reduction of risk comes from implementing hazard controls.